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    Those steaks look great, love the marbling. But Like ootai, think you may have been nicked. You may have gotten fresh steaks not aged steaks. Aged steaks have a dark color almost black, not the fresh red blood color. 200 days is close to two thirds of a year in the aging room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    My wife is still uncomfortable not doing it, so we will.
    Thai women are wise beyond their years. Great thread. Brought back so many memories of days long past. Hope the trip goes well. Welcome home bro.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CalEden View Post
    Those steaks look great, love the marbling. But Like ootai, think you may have been nicked. You may have gotten fresh steaks not aged steaks. Aged steaks have a dark color almost black, not the fresh red blood color. 200 days is close to two thirds of a year in the aging room.
    Cal,
    Good comment and I should clarify. These were wet aged so they would not turn that darker brown as you noted for dry aged. They are never as tender as dry aged but pretty close and a bit less expensive. Those 3 Ribeyes were $68.

    Here they are right before I yanked them off the grill


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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    Thai women are wise beyond their years. Great thread. Brought back so many memories of days long past. Hope the trip goes well. Welcome home bro.
    Yeah Norts, reality is, it is best to be safe because the communication between both agencies and internally on Covid rules still can be as clear as mud.

    Thanks on safe travels. Look forward to be being home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    Looks refreshing and healthy. A variation using Clamato was one of my favs. Can't find Clamato juice in the LoS so haven't enjoyed a Clamato Mary in years.
    Steak and eggs in a glass.great start to the day

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    Thanks PAG.

    I will be working around the compound for probably a solid week after I return to get it under control. The heavy rain and then bright sun have turned the place into a jungle. I have been sent lots of pictures from my SIL who has been watching the place and taking care of her Dad. Additionally appears my pool filter housing is leaking so I will be repairing that as well.

    In an odd way, I look forward to it all. It's relaxing and I do miss the exercise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    Cal,
    Good comment and I should clarify. These were wet aged so they would not turn that darker brown as you noted for dry aged. They are never as tender as dry aged but pretty close and a bit less expensive. Those 3 Ribeyes were $68.

    Here they are right before I yanked them off the grill

    The finished product looks great too! Thanks, for the info on aged meat. You got a great deal too, I like thick cut steaks also.

    I have a smoker and a grill. I have been smoking my steaks for a couple of hours then finishing them off on the grill.

    Have a safe trip and wishing the best for your mother and Dad.

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    Arrived back home late yesterday. It was a 31hr trek door to door. Trip back was pretty easy but man I gotta say that first leg from SFO to Singapore is 16.5 hrs and we hit a lot of turbulence which makes many folks edgy. Its a Helluva long time to be on a plane. I had my laptop and loaded a few TV series and did a binge watch. Plus side, I once again got 5 bottles of Rye whiskey through customs, along with some new power tools, 4 big blocks of various cheese, my new drone etc. I always sort of laugh as i have minimal clothing. My wife stocked up on her various make ups and things.

    However after returning to the house it was an over ran jungle and the ground was like a fully saturated sponge. Regardless I knew today I was going to have to mow because any longer and it would be a real pain in the butt. Fortunately got some nice weather and got the yard whipped back in shape. I had to set the mower at its highest setting so I will have to do it all again in a week to get it back to the proper height and easily manageable. Next up some tree trimming and then a new water feature.



    My crawdads were happy to see me. They have gotten quite large. I will increase the water feature to give them more room to grow.

    I did take a quick Wave ride over to check out the Wang river and man its flowing and flooded on many of the lower areas down stream from us. I grabbed up my drone and took a few pics.









    As we flew in yesterday to Lampang it was a sight to see how much water was on the ground from about Tak to Lampang.

    Anyway, GREAT to be home. My Pops wasn't to happy to see me leave but I just cannot stay. They found some more dark spots on my Mom after her full CT before I left. They say "We are not sure what they are, we will watch and update you ". I was a bit miffed but I think we all know what it is.

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    Sorry to hear that about your mom, but it sounds like she hasn’t got long to go: forgive me for saying so. The docs should just be upfront about that. Good on you for making the time and memories when you did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    Sorry to hear that about your mom, but it sounds like she hasn’t got long to go: forgive me for saying so. The docs should just be upfront about that. Good on you for making the time and memories when you did.
    Thanks DW. It was a great time. I walked about 5 miles every morning to exercise and always stopped and bought her a maple covered donut bar on the way back. Made her smile every day. It's those things I enjoyed and of course eating really good Ribeyes with my Dad.

    No idea on how long for my Mom but I can tell you she is sick of taking meds. I respect that and told my dad he must as well. Just let her do her thing.

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    Thumbs up

    You brought blue skies with you.

    4 days of non-stop rain came to a halt here at about 3am.

    Not a cloud in the sky now, and aqi reading is something like 4.

    Looks like a great trip.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    My Pops wasn't to happy to see me leave but I just cannot stay.
    Its hard but at least you and your mum have some memories that don't involve pictures of her bedridden and medicated - not an easy trip for you but time is one thing you cannot get back not matter what you have - tough on your dad but at least he got some respite and quality time away from worrying about mum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    Its hard but at least you and your mum have some memories that don't involve pictures of her bedridden and medicated - not an easy trip for you but time is one thing you cannot get back not matter what you have - tough on your dad but at least he got some respite and quality time away from worrying about mum.
    Yeah that was the best part quite frankly except for the time I spent with my daughter discussing her wedding plans. I was able to go to her wedding dress fitting and put the deposit down while still there. Beautiful dress. My gift to her.

    I reflected on the plane ride back and thought about what a contrast in emotions. Mom slowly dying and my youngest daughter trying on wedding dresses. Anyway my dad got a much needed month break having to take her to Chemo and waiting. Plus he ate way better as did my Mom. He gained 6lbs while we were there and I poured on 7lbs. My dad said "YEAH YEAH you will go back and burn that off in 2 weeks". He is probably right. We also got to sit and watch the Golden State Warriors and drink, cuss and throw shit at the TV.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    We also got to sit and watch the Golden State Warriors and drink, cuss and throw shit at the TV.
    Something I miss very much. Watch most of the games alone. Often on messenger chatting with a friend or two though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
    Something I miss very much. Watch most of the games alone. Often on messenger chatting with a friend or two though.
    Me to AO. I watch all of them alone and occasionally we Vid call to laugh and talk crap live. When there I met up with 4 colleagues and we had dinner and drinks watching a game. Miss that as well from time to time.

    Hey Maybe if they get to the finals we can coordinate a game and watch.

    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    You brought blue skies with you.

    4 days of non-stop rain came to a halt here at about 3am.
    Well we needed it Cy. Forecast shows rain tonight through tomorrow. Wind is a blowin and clouds are forming right now (6:20pm).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    Hey Maybe if they get to the finals we can coordinate a game and watch.
    An NBA pissup. I'm in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    An NBA pissup. I'm in.
    Late games start at 9am here. Still be fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    We also got to sit and watch the Golden State Warriors and drink, cuss and throw shit at the TV.
    Perfect memories.

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